From: Andrew Webber (awebber_at_sgml-mercs.com)
Date: Thu Feb 04 1999 - 20:23:46 EST
On Thu, 04 Feb 1999 11:12:42 -0500, Julian Thomas wrote:
>xDSL and Cable modems require an external box and an ethernet NIC in your
>computer. You won't find either service on the road (at least that you
>can casually hook up to without establishing an account).
True, although the NIC I've got in my notebook for the cablemodem also
works (with some setting changes) on the network at my client's. When
I'm there and have to do something their firewall doesn't allow (like
email downloading!) I use the built-in modem to call the local
Compuserve number.
andrew
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